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Approved Addendum to ADC 242B 

Inclusion of Additional Customers under MPC Shipment Status Distribution Rules 

1. ORIGINATOR: 

a. Service/Agency: Defense Distribution Center (DDC), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), 

and the Defense Logistics Management Standards Office (DLMSO) 

 

 b. Originator: DDC: DSN 771-5186 / COMM 717-770-5186 

2. FUNCTIONAL AREA: Primary: Supply 

3. REFERENCES: 

 a. DLMSO memorandum dated May 21, 2009, subject: Approved Defense Logistics 

Management System (DLMS) Change (ADC) 242, Shipment Status (DLMS Supplement (DS) 856S): 

Priority Designator (PD), Transportation Priority (TP), Project Code, Special Requirements Code. 

This change established a requirement to provide the specified data elements in the DLMS 856S when 

applicable and available. This change supports all customers although requested in support of the 

MPC processing. 

b. DLMSO memorandum dated November 7, 2007, subject: ADC 242A, Inclusion of Unit 

Price on DLMS Shipment Status (DS 856S). This change established an additional data element in the 

DLMS 856S so that the Distribution Standard System (DSS)-prepared shipment status under DLMS 

could include the unit price when available to support MPC processing. 

c. DLMSO memorandum dated March 6, 2007, subject: ADC 229, Material Processing 

Center (MPC) Material Receipt and Delivery Supply Status. This change established procedures for 

preparation of supply status transactions (DLMS 870S, equivalent of MILSTRIP Document Identifier 

AE8) by the Distribution Standard System (DSS) upon MPC receipt or delivery of material. This 

supply status provides notification to the Navy ship/customer and other status recipients for tracking 

material and for performance metrics. This change adapted a Navy-unique process for inter-NavyDefense Distribution Center (DDC) use under DLMS. 

4. REQUESTED CHANGE: 

 a. Description of Change: This change allows for the inclusion of additional customers 

identified by the DDC, regardless of Service/Agency, to receive a copy of the DLMS 856S, Shipment 

Status, from DAAS to support DSS MPC processing. 

(1) MPC requirements were originally approved by Supply PRC (ADC 229) and 

incorporated in DoD 4000.25-M, Change 5, 23 Mar 2008. This revision was identified for the use of 

Navy customers (DoDAACs beginning with N, R, or V). 

 (2) Since this timeframe, additional customers, whose DoDAACs begin with a Z 

(USCG) and M (USMC), are being supported under DSS MPC. As support is expanded, additional 

Components may be identified. Therefore, the need exists to allow for the designation of any 
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DoDAAC to be supported by DSS MPC. 

 b. Background for MPC Requirement. 

 (1) Today, the DDC-operated MPCs provide support by working with the ships, 

submarines and other customers to identify material sortation requirements so that when material is 

received, it is pre-sorted to the customer’s request. This takes the time-consuming sortation burden of 

the work off the customer and places it on the worker within the MPC. 

 (2) The effort to perform material induction into the MPC with 856S Shipment Status 

used to create pre-positioned materiel receipt (PMR) data for DoDAACs N, R, and V improves the 

speed and accuracy of processing the material to gain efficiencies that improves customer support. For 

customers whose DoDAACs begin with something other then N, R and V, each line has to be 

manually processed into DSS MPC without the benefits that the 856S systemic establishment of the 

PMR . 

 

 c. Detailed Procedure Revisions: 

 

(1) The original requirements asked that DAASC provide a copy of shipment status for 

material to be delivered to Navy ships to the applicable MPC operated by the Defense Distribution 

Center (DDC) at the co-located Distribution Depot (DD) receiving site. In order to accomplish this, 

DAASC maintains a table of Navy ships DoDAACs associated with a DD which provides MPC 

support to the specified Navy ship. The DDC, in coordination with the Navy, provides Navy ship 

updates to DAASC as needed. When DAAS processes the Shipment Status (856S/AS8) and the shipto DoDAAC begins with N, R, or V, DAAS matches the ship-to DoDAAC to the Navy ships/MPC 

table. When an appropriate DD/MPC is identified, DAAS forwards a copy of the 856S to the DSS for 

establishment of a PMR record at the applicable MPC. 

 (2) Since the implementation of DSS MPC, the DDC has expanded this effort to 

additional DDC sites and Navy sites to support Navy ships, subs, and other customers. However, as 

the DDC expands operations to additional sites and customers such as the Coast Guard and Marine 

Corps whose DODDAC designation begins with a letter designation other then an N, R or V; there is a 

need to have DAAS obtain those DoDAAC designations for the 856S to be forwarded to the DSS for 

establishment of a PMR record at the applicable MPC. 

 (3) DLMS manual, Vol 2, Chapter 5, revisions are identified at Enclosure 1. The 

attached includes the expanded DSS MPC sites that have been implemented to date. 

 

5. REASON FOR CHANGE: There are additional non-Navy customers being supported by DSS 

MPC. Future expansion of DSS MPC will support other customers that could include Army and Air 

Force DoDAACs. To ensure that DSS MPC can support these and other customers to take advantage 

of all 856S Shipment Status regardless of their Service/Agency designation; this change is needed to 

enable DAAS to send any 856S to a DSS MPC site when the DoDAAC is identified for support. 

6. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES: 

a. Advantages: The additional shipment status received will act as a PMR that will improve 

MPC induction for these customers and improve the accuracy of data entered into DSS. This change 

will permit the DDC to better support the DSS operated MPCs under DLMS. 
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b. Disadvantages: None Identified 

7. IMPACT: 

 a. Data Content/Procedures: This change will require changes to the following:

 (1) DAAS Processing. The proposed change to the MPC Shipment Status 

Distribution Table, to expand the match criteria without Service/Agency restriction, has been reviewed 

and approved. 

 (2) Alternative: Expand to USCG and USMC DoDAAC-series only to minimize 

impact to DAAS processing time. Expand to Army and Air Force only when MPC customer support 

is required.

 b. Publications: This change will impact DOD 4000.25-M and implementing instructions. 

c. Implementation Schedule: Requested implementation is 1 Aug 2009
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Enclosure 1 – DLMS Manual Procedures. 

PDC Changes identified in bold italics.

 C5.2.6.5.1.1 Material Processing Center (MPC) Shipment Status. DAAS will provide a copy 

of shipment status for materiel will be to be delivered to any customer supported by Material 

Processing Center (MPC) that is operated by DSS from the Defense Distribution Center (DDC). In 

order to accomplish this, DAASC will maintain a table of DoDAACs associated with a particular 

copy of DSS as identified by the DDC that the copy of DSS MPC supports. The DDC, in 

coordination with the Service will provide updates to DAASC as needed. When DAAS processes the 

856S/AS8 and the ship-to DoDAAC beginning with N, R, V, Z, M, or as identified, DAAS will match 

the ship-to DoDAAC to the MPC table. When an appropriate DSS DoDAAC for MPC support is 

identified, shipment status will be forwarded to the DSS for establishment of a pre-positioned 

materiel receipt (due-in) record at the applicable MPC.1 

 C5.2.6.5.1.2 MPCs which will receive shipment status are located at the DSS MPC locations 

as identified in Table C5.T1. 

Table C5.T1. DDC DSS Material Processing Centers

DSS Operating MPCs Depot DoDAAC DSS MPC Routing Identifier

DD Norfolk SW3117 PSJ 

DD Jacksonville SW3122 PSU 

DD San Diego SW3218 PSK 

DD Puget SW3216 PSN 

DD Yokosuka SW3142 PSL 

DD Sasebo SW3143 PSM 

DD Guam SW3147 SCN 

DD Pearl Harbor SW3144 PSY 

DD Sigonella SW3170 SNH 

DD Bahrain SW3183 SNN 

DD Everett, Washington State SW3237 SNY 

Little Creek, Norfolk, VA SW3187 SEF 

 

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 Refer to ADC 242B. 
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D&S Pier, Norfolk , VA SW3186 SEE 

Subron 11, Point Loma, CA SW3236 SNX 

Groton, Ct SW3188 SEX